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Bestseller List for May 1, 2008
from sales the week ending April 27, 2008
| Trade Paperback Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Water for
Elephants Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605 An indie fave about a traveling circus comes to paperback. The 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Fiction Winner. |
1/55 |
| 2. | Loving
Frank Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14, 9780345495006 Horan's fictionalized account of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney's love story is now available in paperback. |
2/3 |
| 3. | The
Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096 This March 2007 Book Sense Notable is now available in paperback. |
4/17 |
| 4. | The
Gathering Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392 Enright's newest novel about a large Irish family gathering for a wake for one of their own. |
3/27 |
| 5. | Nineteen
Minutes Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735 Picoult's novel, a Book Sense Bestseller in hardcover, is now available in paperback. |
5/12 |
| 6. |
Divisadero - Debut Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307279323 A spellbinding and passionate novel from the author of The English Patient. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover. |
/1 |
| 7. | The Road Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899 A barren, post-apocalyptic landscape is the foreground, and background, for this Pulitzer Prize-winning Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book and Oprah Book Club choice. |
6/57 |
| 8. | The Good
Husband of Zebra Drive Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $12.95, 9781400075720 The eighth installment in the popular No. 1 Ladies' Detective series is now available in paperback. |
7/7 |
| 9. | Suite
Francaise Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275 Paris under the Germans, by an author interned at Auschwitz. A bestseller in hardcover too. |
8/55 |
| 10. | Peony in
Love Lisa See, Random House, $14, 9780812975222 A romantic ghost story set in 17th-century China, from the author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. |
9/10 |
| 11. | Then We
Came to the End Joshua Ferris, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316016391 Not just an astutely observed office dramedy, but darned entertaining as well! |
14/6 |
| 12. | The Other
Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16, 9780743227445 A novel of the luckier, lesser-known Boleyn sister. |
11/69 |
| 13. | The
Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149 A tragic snap-decision about a handicapped baby, played out among the affected. |
10/88 |
| 14. | The
Tenderness of Wolves - Debut Stef Penney, S&S, $15, 9781416571308 Penney's debut novel is a haunting tale of the Canadian frontier in the 19th century. |
/1 |
| 15. | What Is
the What Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901 The fictionalized memoir of a survivor of the tragedy in the Sudan. |
13/29 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17. | The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230 A man's relationship with God is changed when his daughter is abducted. |
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | A New
Earth Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963 This follow-up to The Power of Now is the latest Oprah Book Club pick. |
1/13 |
| 2. | Three
Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252 An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. A Book Sense Notable title. |
2/65 |
| 3. | Eat,
Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. |
3/66 |
| 4. | The Power
of Now Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806 More millions to sell in paperback! |
4/34 |
| 5. | The
Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 A hard-boiled look at the food chain. |
5/35 |
| 6. | The
Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705 Hope as a precursor to presidential ambitions. Now available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls. |
7/18 |
| 7. | Dreams
From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773 An elegant memoir of race and place from the presidential hopeful. |
6/75 |
| 8. | Marley &
Me John Grogan, Harper, $13.95, 9780060817091 The top Book Sense Pick for November 2005 in hardcover. Finally available in paperback! |
9/7 |
| 9. | I Feel
Bad About My Neck Nora Ephron, Vintage, $12.95, 9780307276827 The 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Nonfiction Winner is finally available in paperback. |
12/3 |
| 10. | Infidel Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, $15, 9780743289696 Ali, a Somali-born member of the Dutch parliament, gives a view of violence against women in the Muslim world. |
10/4 |
| 11. | Merle's
Door Ted Kerasote, Harvest, $15, 9780156034500 Kerasote's heartwarming story of life with his Labrador mix, Merle. |
14/2 |
| 12. | Into the
Wild Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172 This heartbreaking story of the demise of a "lost" young man is now a movie. |
11/35 |
| 13. | The Glass
Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover. |
13/119 |
| 14. | John
Adams David McCullough, S&S, $20, 9781416575887 This biography of the second U.S. president is also the inspiration for the HBO series. |
15/5 |
| 15. | The God
Delusion Richard Dawkins, Mariner, $15.95, 9780618918249 The November 2006 Book Sense Notable, now in paperback. |
8/8 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 22. |
Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life Sophie Uliano, Collins, $16.95, 9780061575563 Practical advice for living a stress-free, green lifestyle. |
| Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25, 9780307265739 The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake is an April Book Sense Pick. |
2/4 |
| 2. | The
Miracle at Speedy Motors Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $22.95, 9780375424489 Precious Ramotswe is back in the latest installment of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. |
1/2 |
| 3. | The Whole
Truth - Debut David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446195973 Defense contractors manipulate global conflicts in Baldacci's latest thriller. |
/1 |
| 4. | Hold
Tight Harlan Coben, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525950608 Parenthood, teen rebellion, the Internet, and a killer at large all factor into Coben's latest thriller. |
3/2 |
| 5. | A
Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501 Splendid characters and plot indeed, once again set in Afghanistan, by the author of the wondrous The Kite Runner. A June Book Sense Pick. |
4/49 |
| 6. | The Brief
Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594489587 There's been major critical acclaim for this sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back. |
7/12 |
| 7. | Lush Life Richard Price, FSG, $26, 9780374299255 Price's new novel focuses on the repercussions of a crime committed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. |
5/8 |
| 8. | The
Appeal John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047 Grisham returns with his first legal thriller in three years. |
6/13 |
| 9. | Red Bird:
Poems Mary Oliver, Beacon, $23, 9780807068922 A new volume of poems by one of the nation's bestselling and most beloved poets. |
9/6 |
| 10. | The Girl
With No Shadow Joanne Harris, Morrow, $24.95, 9780061431623 The sequel to the bestseller Chocolat is a May Book Sense Pick. |
15/2 |
| 11. | Our Story
Begins: New and Selected Stories Tobias Wolff, Knopf, $26.95, 9781400044597 Wolff's new collection of short stories is an April Book Sense Notable title. |
13/5 |
| 12. | Certain
Girls Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $26.95, 9780743294256 A sequel to Weiner's 2001 bestseller, Good in Bed. |
8/3 |
| 13. | Winter
Study Nevada Barr, Putnam, $24.95, 9780399154584 Park Ranger Anna Pigeon investigates some very strange occurances on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. |
14/4 |
| 14. | Change of
Heart Jodi Picoult, Atria, $26.95, 9780743496742 A convicted murderer wants to donate his heart to his victim's sister, who is in need of a transplant. |
12/8 |
| 15. | World
Without End Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073 Follett brings us back to Kingsbridge, the setting of his bestselling (and Oprah Pick) Pillars of the Earth. |
/28 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 26. | Olive
Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $25, 9781400062089 Thirteen linked stories of life in Maine by the author of Abide With Me. An April Book Sense Pick. |
| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Last
Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. |
1/3 |
| 2. | Just Who
Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95, 9781401323189 Shriver offers hope and inspiration and reminds people it's not too late to be the person you want to be. |
2/2 |
| 3. | In
Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455 Pollan's answers to the questions he raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma. |
3/17 |
| 4. |
Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt, Vonnegut, Jr., Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155086 This collection of previously unpublished writings is an April Book Sense Notable title. |
4/4 |
| 5. | Ladies of
Liberty Cokie Roberts, Morrow, $26.95, 9780060782344 Political commentator Roberts looks at some of the most influential women in American history. |
5/3 |
| 6. | Beautiful
Boy David Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780618683352 This moving story of a father's love for his drug addicted son is a Book Sense Notable title. |
9/9 |
| 7. | What Now? Ann Patchett, Harper, $14.95, 9780061340659 Patchett's new book is based on her stirring graduation address at Sarah Lawrence College. |
12/2 |
| 8. | Home Julie Andrews, Hyperion, $26.95, 9780786865659 Andrews tell her story from her birth in 1935 to being cast as Mary Poppins in 1962. |
7/4 |
| 9. | Bonk Mary Roach, Norton, $24.95, 9780393064643 An interesting and humorous look at sex and science, from the author of Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife. |
6/4 |
| 10. | Bad Money Kevin Phillips, Viking, $25.95, 9780670019076 The author of American Theocracy describes how the U.S. financial sector is failing the American people. |
10/2 |
| 11. | The
Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707 A collection of wisdom and philosophies to improve our daily lives. |
8/62 |
| 12. | Girls
Like Us Sheila Weller, Atria, $27.95, 9780743491471 This insightful biography of three of the most important women in the history of rock is an April Book Sense Pick. |
11/3 |
| 13. | The
Dangerous Book for Boys Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585 Dads and sons unite! And tie slip knots, build tree houses, and learn to fish. |
/51 |
| 14. | The
Daring Book for Girls Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572 Going where those dangerous boys don't dare tread. |
/25 |
| 15. | Animal,
Vegetable, Miracle Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559 The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year. |
/50 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17. | The
Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the
Redemptive Power of Music Steve Lopez, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399155062 Lopez's moving portrait of Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless man who was once a classical bass student at Juilliard. |
| Mass Market | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Woods Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451221957 |
2/4 |
| 2. | Simple
Genius David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446618731 |
1/5 |
| 3. | Bad Luck
and Trouble Lee Child, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243663 |
4/5 |
| 4. | The
Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890 |
3/29 |
| 5. | The Name
of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, Daw, $7.99, 9780756404741 |
6/2 |
| 6. | What the
Dead Know Laura Lippman, Harper, $7.99, 9780061128868 |
5/8 |
| 7. | The
Unquiet John Connolly, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416531388 |
9/2 |
| 8. | High
Profile Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425206096 |
/6 |
| 9. | The
Innocent Man John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830 |
8/23 |
| 10. | The
Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488 |
7/90 |
| Children's Interest | ||
| 1. | Diary of
a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737 |
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| 2. | Diary of
a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136 |
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| 3. | The Book
Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 4. | Lock and
Key - Debut Sarah Dessen, Viking, $18.99, 9780670010882 |
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| 5. | The
Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957 |
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| 6. | Tweak Nic Sheff, Ginee Seo, $16.99, 9781416913627 |
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| 7. | The
Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785 |
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| 8. | The
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680 |
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| 9. | The
Calder Game - Debut Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist (Illus.), Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439852074 |
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| 10. | The
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877 |
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| 11. | The Big
Field Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399246258 |
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| 12. | Just
Listen Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142410974 |
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| 13. | The Tale
of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290 |
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| 14. | Journey
to the Centre of the Earth (Puffin Classics Ed.) Jules Verne, Puffin, $4.99, 9780141321042 |
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| 15. | King
Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics Ed.)
- Debut Roger Lancelyn Green, Puffin, $4.99, 9780141321011 |
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. | Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 |
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| 2. | Fancy
Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany -
Debut Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061549236 |
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| 3. | Read All
About It! - Debut Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061560750 |
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| 4. | Goodnight
Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 5. | Alphabet Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $19.99, 9781416955658 |
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| 6. | Fancy
Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887 |
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| 7. | The
Pigeon Wants a Puppy Mo Willems, Hyperion, $14.99, 9781423109600 |
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| 8. | Horton
Hears a Who! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394800783 |
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| 9. | Fancy
Nancy at the Museum Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075 |
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| 10. | Oh, the
Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 11. | Fancy
Nancy and the Boy From Paris Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099 |
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| 12. | Fancy
Nancy Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092 |
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| 13. | Where the
Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 14. | Good
Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 15. | The Lorax Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394823379 |
| Children's Series | |
| 1. | Twilight
(hardcover and paperback) Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown |
| 2. | Magic
Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
| 3. | Percy
Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Miramax |
| 4. | Warriors:
Power of Three (hardcover) New in Series: Outcast Erin Hunter, Harper |
| 5. | Alex
Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback) Anthony Horowitz, Puffin |
| 6. | Harry
Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic |
| 7. | The
Clique (paperback) Lisi Harrison, Little Brown |
| 8. | Junie B.
Jones (hardcover and paperback) Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House |
| 9. | The
Penderwicks (hardcover) Jeanne Birdsall, Knopf |
| 10. | Septimus
Heap (hardcover and paperback) Angie Sage, Katherine Tegen |